2004–05 Libyan Premier League

The 2004–05 Libyan Premier League was the 37th edition of the Libyan Premier League, the top tier of Libyan football organised by the Libyan Football Federation. The season started on September 10, 2004,[1] culminating on July 12, 2005.[2] Al Ittihad secured their 11th league title, with newly promoted Urouba finishing as runners-up and champions Al Olomby only managing to finish 3rd.

Competition

The season contained 14 sides, who each played each other twice. However, after Nasr and Ahly Tripoli's expulsion from the league on May 9, 2005, all matches that were played against these two clubs were cancelled.

Teams
Club City Stadium
Al Ahly Tripoli Tripoli, Libya 11 June Stadium
Al Akhdar Bayda, Libya Al Bayda Stadium
Al Hilal Benghazi, Libya 28 March Stadium
Al Ittihad Tripoli, Libya 11 June Stadium
Al Madina Tripoli, Libya 11 June Stadium
Al Mustaqbal Tripoli, Libya The Industrial River Stadium
Al Nasr Benghazi, Libya 28 March Stadium
Al Olympic Zawiya, Libya Al-Olympic Stadium
Al Shat Tripoli, Libya The Industrial River Stadium
Al Sweahly Misrata, Libya 9 July Stadium
Al Tahaddy Benghazi, Libya 28 March Stadium
Al Urouba Ajaylat, Libya GMR Stadium
Rafik Sorman Sorman, Libya Rafik Sorman Stadium
Wefaq Sabratha Sabratha, Libya Ajaylat Stadium

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ittihad (C) 22 16 3 3 41 13 +28 51 2006 CAF Champions League
2 Urouba 22 12 7 3 39 21 +18 43
3 Olomby 22 12 6 4 25 15 +10 42
4 Akhdar (Q) 22 9 7 6 23 16 +7 34 2006 CAF Confederation Cup
5 Hilal 22 9 4 9 29 32 −3 31
6 Madina 22 6 8 8 27 27 0 26
7 Wefaq Sabrata 22 5 11 6 18 24 −6 26
8 Shat 22 7 5 10 19 32 −13 26
9 Mustaqbal 22 6 5 11 30 32 −2 23
10 Rafik Sorman (O) 22 5 8 9 20 25 −5 23 Qualification for Playoff
11 Sweahly (R) 22 4 6 12 21 34 −13 18 Relegation to 2005–06 Libyan Second Division
12 Tahaddy (R) 22 3 5 14 15 36 −21 14
13 Nasr (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
14 Ahly Tripoli (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Nasr and Ahly Tripoli had all their matches cancelled. All results that related to these two clubs were cancelled also. Nasr were relegated to the Second Division; however, Ahly Tripoli were re-instated into the Premier League for the 2005-06 season.

Relegation play-offs

The Promotion/Relegation Play-off took place between the 10th placed team Rafik Sorman and the 3rd placed team in the 2004-05 Libyan Second Division Playoffs, Al Wahda. A one-off match took place at the 9 July Stadium. The winner, Rafeeq, retained their top flight place for the next season, and Al Wahda remained in the Libyan Second Division for the 2005-06 season.

Rafik Sorman2 – 0Al Wahda
Abdulrazzaq Hashanah  45+2'
Rabee' Fathi  85'		 Report (in Arabic)
Attendance: 8,754
Referee: Adil al Swaisy

References
  1. al Abaar, Ali (2004-09-09). "Tough matches in opening week of fixtures" (in Arabic). kooora.com. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  2. al Abaar, Ali (2005-07-13). "Sheikh Sedao finishes top scorer as Ittihad easily wrap up title" (in Arabic). kooora.com. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
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